Question
Solve the equation
a=0
Evaluate
43a=7×23a
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
7×23
Multiply the numbers
27×3
Multiply the numbers
221
43a=221a
Add or subtract both sides
43a−221a=0
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
43a−221a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(43−221)a
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
43−221
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
43−2×221×2
Multiply the numbers
43−421×2
Write all numerators above the common denominator
43−21×2
Multiply the numbers
43−42
Subtract the numbers
4−39
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−439
−439a
−439a=0
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
439a=0
Solution
a=0
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